The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has entered the final consultation phase for crypto regulation rules, seeking final feedback on ten core proposals related to business conduct, credit purchases of crypto assets, regulatory reporting, asset protection, and more, until March 12, 2026. Meanwhile, as part of the UK crypto asset roadmap, the FCA plans to open licensing applications for crypto asset service providers in September 2026. Future crypto companies wishing to operate in the UK must obtain FCA authorization and undergo ongoing regulation. The signals sent are quite clear: the UK is not aiming to suppress the crypto market but to formally incorporate it into the traditional financial regulatory framework. In the short term, compliance costs will rise, gray areas will be reduced, and it will be less friendly to speculative models; but in the long term, clear rules will actually increase industry certainty and remove uncertainties for projects that genuinely want to operate long-term and attract institutional and mainstream users.
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has entered the final consultation phase for crypto regulation rules, seeking final feedback on ten core proposals related to business conduct, credit purchases of crypto assets, regulatory reporting, asset protection, and more, until March 12, 2026. Meanwhile, as part of the UK crypto asset roadmap, the FCA plans to open licensing applications for crypto asset service providers in September 2026. Future crypto companies wishing to operate in the UK must obtain FCA authorization and undergo ongoing regulation. The signals sent are quite clear: the UK is not aiming to suppress the crypto market but to formally incorporate it into the traditional financial regulatory framework. In the short term, compliance costs will rise, gray areas will be reduced, and it will be less friendly to speculative models; but in the long term, clear rules will actually increase industry certainty and remove uncertainties for projects that genuinely want to operate long-term and attract institutional and mainstream users.